Improvement in water-wheels



To all whom it may concern iuiird (Sintra @anni otitis.

WILLIAM HAsLUP,

0F SIDNEY, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 89,657, dated Mor/y 4, 1869.

Be it known that I, WLLLLAM HAsLULof Sidney, in the county of Shelby, and State of Ohio, have invented' certain new and useful Improvements in Water- Wheels; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication,` and in which- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my waterwheel Figure 2, and

Figure 3 represents an inverted view of the said water-wheel.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the same, showing the perforated plate above the water-wheel.

The nature of my invention consists in constructing the wheel with two sets or rows of buckets, directly over which, and fastened to the inner circumference of the shell or cylinder surrounding the wheel, is sita detached perspective view of the wheel;

-uated a plate, supplied with conduit-openings, of different sizes, and furnishing the cylinder above described with two set or tiers of openings, communieating with the buckets of the wheel, and closed or opened, as will be hereinafter described.

To enable others to make and employ my invention, l will now describe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings- A represents a cylinder or casing, provided, nearits lower end, with a flange', a, which may have openings, through whichv screws are inserted, for fastening the wheel in place.

The cylinder A, above flange a, is furnished with two sets or tiers of openings, o* a2, through which the water may enter the buckets of the water-wheel.

B B represent two bands or rings, encircling the cylinder A, and provided with two sets of openings, corresponding, in shape, with openings a and a2 of cylinder A. These rings or bands are also `supplied with cog'ged segments, b b', the segment b being formed on the upper edge of the outer circumference of ring B, and segment b', on the lower edge of ring B', and

gear or engage, with corresponding segments, on two vertical shafts, c c, having 'their bearings in flange a and flange d, on cap D.

By means of the above arrangement, the"water can be out off from the wheel entirely,or from either set of its buckets when desired.

D isa cap, made convex on its upper surface, and provided, at its centre, with an opening, through which the shaft j of the water-wheel passes, and formed, at its outer surface, with a flange (l, provided with openings, for the reception of screw-bolts e e, by which said cap may be fastened to the dange a of casing A.

O represents the wheel, which is' constructed with an inner and outer set of buckets, f f', the partitions of which are slightly'curved at their lower ends, as seen in iig. 2.

The buckets f' are made to project down a short distance below the buckets f, and separated from the same by a circular partition, E.

F is a plate, secured to and near the middle of the inner circumference of the cylinder A, with its solid surface directly above the outer set of buckets, f f', and furnished, immediately above the buckets ff, with openings, g g, of dierent-sizes, for the purpose of allowing the water 'entering the'upper tier of open.- ings, inA cylinder A, to flow or run into the inner set of buckets of water-wheel O.

Thus, it will be seen from the foregoing, that either or both sets of the buckets of my Water-Wheel can be used, at the option of the operator, thereby adapting it to the size of the work to be performed.

What I claim, and desire to secure byv Letters Patent, isv 1 1. The wheel 0,' provided with the buckets ff',

constructed substantially as described, in combination p with the plate F, provided with the conduit-openings g g, of different sizes, arranged and operating substantially as described.

2. Cylinder A', openings al a?, cap B, shafts c o, provided with eogged segments, rings, or bands B B', ou which are formed segments b b', and openings, wheel C, and shaft J, all combined, constructed, arranged, and operated substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I ax my signature in presence of two witnesses. l

WILLIAM 'HASLUR Witnesses:

THOMAS BLAKE, J G. STEPHENS. 

